KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Nov (Bernama) -- Two individuals have filed a suit against the late cosmetic millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya's company, Nouvelle Beauty Centre Sdn Bhd, for breach of agreement in the sale and purchase of a property, worth RM3 million, in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.
In the suit filed at the Civil High Court registry last Aug 5, Low Choong Yen, 59, and Lim Bee Geok, 52, named Nouvelle Beauty the defendant.
The writ of the summons was obtained by the media through a file search at the court registry Wednesday.
The writ of summons was filed 25 days before Sosilawati, 47, and three others - her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, were believed killed at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting.
The case came up for case management before High Court deputy registry Hilmiah Yusof Wednesday.
Lawyer S.H.Tang, who represented the plaintiffs, were at the court. However, no lawyer representing Nouvelle Beauty was present.
The court fixed Dec 1 to hear the plaintiffs' application for a judgment in default against Nouvelle Beauty because the company failed to file a reply within 14 days of it being served the summons.
It will be heard by justice Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof.
In the writ of summons, Low and Lim claimed that according to an offer latter which had been agreed and signed by Nouvelle Beauty last April 2, the company had agreed to sell a piece of land, covering 144.9 sq metre, together with a four-storey office building built at the site, to them for RM3 million.
Low and Lim claimed that they had paid the earnest deposit of RM60,000 when signing the offer letter for the purchase of the property, and the remaining deposit of RM240,000 to be paid at the signing of the sale and purchase agreement.
The balance payment of RM2,700,000 was to be paid within 90 days of the signing of the sale and purchase agreement, they claimed.
They claimed that the terms and conditions in the draft of the sale and purchase agreement had been agreed and finalised by both parties on April 22, 2010.
They claimed that a month after the sale and purchase agreement was signed, Nouvelle Beauty , through a letter dated April 30, 2010, informed that the company had no intention of proceeding with the sale and purchase because it had to wait for six to 12 months to change the ownership transfer of the property to a non-bumiputera and to receive the full payment for the property.
Low and Lim claimed that they, through a letter dated May 3, informed Nouvelle Beauty that it was bound by the terms and conditions in the sale and purchase agreement which they had both agreed to.
They claimed that on May 25, 2010, Nouvelle Beauty returned the sale and purchase agreement, the letter of ownership transfer, application form for permission to change ownership and their cheque, for RM240,000, to them.
However, Nouvelle Beauty failed to return the RM60,000 which they had paid in as earnest deposit, they said.
Low and Lim are seeking a declaration that there was a valid agreement between them and Nouvelle Beauty on the sale and purchase of the said property and for the company to proceed with the transaction, as well as an injunction to stop the company from disposing of the property to others.
They are seeking damages for breach of agreement, interests, cost and other relief which the court deems fit.
-- BERNAMA
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Banting murders: Teenager files appeal against conviction, sentence
SHAH ALAM: One of two youths sentenced to seven years' jail after pleading guilty to disposal of evidence in the murders of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
Nineteen-year-old K. Saravanan's appeal was made via law firm Messrs A. S. Dhaliwal at the Shah Alam High Court Criminal registry here Tuesday.
On Oct 15, the former mechanic and V. Suresh, 26, received the jail sentence from the magistrate's court in Teluk Datuk.
In the notice of appeal, Saravanan said he was dissatisfied with the decision of the magistrate, Hurman Hussain.
Saravanan and Suresh were each charged with seven counts of disposing of evidence, under Section 201 of the Penal Code.
Hurman sentenced them to seven years' jail on each count to be served concurrently, from the date of their arrest on Sept 9, this year.
They were among eight people detained by police between Sept 9 and 12, in connection with the disappearance of Sosilawati and three others on Aug 30, this year.
Saravanan was charged with disposing the evidence by burning the remains of Sosilawati, 47, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and Sosilawati's driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44.
The bodies of the four victims were burnt at Lot No 2001, Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Aug 30.
Suresh was charged with disposing of evidence by throwing the ashes of the four bodies at Sungai Panchau, Jalan Morib Banting, between 8am and 10am on Aug 31, this year.
On Oct 13, lawyer N. Patmanabhan and three farm workers, T. Thilaiyalagan, 19, R. Matan, 20, and R. Khatavarayan, 30, were charged at the same court with murdering Sosilawati, Noorhisham, Ahmad Kamil and Kamaruddin.
The court set Dec 16 for mention of the murder case, pending the chemistry and other relevant reports.
Counsel Avtar Singh Dhaliwal said no date was set by the High Court to hear the matter, adding that he had filed the appeal on the instruction of Saravanan's family. - Bernama
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Daughter Finds Strength To Helm Sosilawati's Cosmetics Empire
Rita, 25, in an interview with BERNAMA.
Pic: Mohd Huzaini Daud
By Norshazlina Norazman
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Erni Dekritawati Yuliana Buhari, 25, nudged into the limelight by the death of her mother cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, seems to have a high emotional tolerance level.
The eldest of six siblings was hardly seen shedding tears in public in the wake of news that her millionaire mother had been murdered, but external appearance can belie inner feelings.
"Yes, I may seem to be calm. Deep inside, I am very sad, but I do not want to be visibly in tears because I cannot bear to see my siblings crying.
"Let our sadness be confined to the family. We do not want to be accused of seeking sympathy. We have to carry on with our lives, although our mother is no more," said Rita, as she is fondly called, at the head office in Kampung Baru of Nouvelle Beauty Centre Sdn Bhd, the company running the cosmetics empire established by her mother.
Her siblings are Erwan Suwari Ridzuan, 24, Md Erwan Nasri, 23, Erni Erinawati Sofea, 21, Erni Reenilawati, 20, and Siti Nur Fatimah, 13. All the children were born from Sosilawati's marriage to Bukhari Muhammad, her first husband.
Sosilawati, 47, went missing on Aug 30 after a trip to Banting over a land deal. Also missing were her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, who had gone with her.
Police found out that they had been murdered, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into a river in the vicinity of Tanjung Sepat near Banting, Selangor.
Last Wednesday, lawyer N. Patmanabhan, 41, and farm workers T. Thilaiyalagan, 19, R. Matan, 20, and R. Khatavarayan, 30, were charged in the Teluk Datok Magistrate's Court in Banting with the murder of the four people.
Yesterday, K. Sarawanan, 19, and U. Suresh, 26, pleaded guilty to four counts of disposing of evidence in relation to the four murders and were sentenced to the maximum seven years jail on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.
Rita, who has a Masters' degree in International Business from the Universiti of Nottingham, has taken over her mother's business which, she said, was running smoothly.
She admits that she has much to learn about the business and has to have total focus.
"This is my mother's legacy. I do not want to disappoint her. It is my turn to carry on the business and I pray that it will remain successful," she said.
-- BERNAMA
Monday, October 11, 2010
Remand on five for contractor's disappearance extended
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have obtained a court order to extend the remand on five suspects linked to the recent disappearance of contractor Mohd Syafiq Abdullah, until Oct 15.
The remand order on the five, the main suspects in the murder of cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others was issued by Magistrate Norhayati Ahmad Mansor at 10.30am, at the Bukit Jalil temporary detention centre near here Saturday.
They are believed to be remanded again by the police to facilitate investigations into the disappearance of Mohd Syafiq, 37, who was reported missing with his business partner in April this year.
Syafiq’s wife, Samson Nahar Mohamed Dali, 35, was said to have lodged a police report on his disappearance on April 13 at the Kuala Muda police headquarters in Sungai Petani.
Sosilawati, 47, and her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and personal lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, were reported missing since Aug 30, after going to Banting to conclude a land deal.
The police have confirmed that the four were beaten to death before their bodies were burnt and the ashes discarded at several rivers near Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat. -- Bernama
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Hundreds Of Files Removed From Sosilawati Murder Suspect's Legal Firm
BANTING, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Hundreds of files were removed from the legal firm of the main suspect in the murders of cosmetic millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, here, Thursday.
The files were loaded into a two-tonne lorry by three workers including the driver watched by several police officers and policemen.
Media reporters and photographers noticed this about 3.30pm when they stopped for a drink at a nearby restaurant opposite the Kuala Langat police district headquarters.
More than an hour later, the lorry carrying the files left for an unknown destination.
A number of women, believed to be employees of the legal firm, were seen hurriedly leaving the premises while hiding their faces from the media cameras.
The main suspect's legal firm is located in Jalan Kemboja, off Jalan Sultan Alam Shah, here.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shansuddin, 44, CIMB Kampung Baru branch officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, were reported to have gone missing since Aug 30 after they went to Banting over a land transaction.
On Sept 13, police confirmed that the four were assaulted and killed before their bodies were burned and the ashes thrown into rivers near Ladang Gadong, Banting.
-- BERNAMA
The files were loaded into a two-tonne lorry by three workers including the driver watched by several police officers and policemen.
Media reporters and photographers noticed this about 3.30pm when they stopped for a drink at a nearby restaurant opposite the Kuala Langat police district headquarters.
More than an hour later, the lorry carrying the files left for an unknown destination.
A number of women, believed to be employees of the legal firm, were seen hurriedly leaving the premises while hiding their faces from the media cameras.
The main suspect's legal firm is located in Jalan Kemboja, off Jalan Sultan Alam Shah, here.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shansuddin, 44, CIMB Kampung Baru branch officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, were reported to have gone missing since Aug 30 after they went to Banting over a land transaction.
On Sept 13, police confirmed that the four were assaulted and killed before their bodies were burned and the ashes thrown into rivers near Ladang Gadong, Banting.
-- BERNAMA
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Police Continue Surveillance At Alleged Murder Site In Ladang Gadong
KUALA LANGAT, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Police will continue to man a check-post at Ladong Gadong, Tanjung Sepat where cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others were allegedly murdered.
Kuala Langat police chief Supt Nordin Manan said the area, especially the land that belongs to the main suspect, was under police control since investigations were ongoing.
"We have stationed police personnel to guard the place," he told Bernama when contacted here Sunday but did not elaborate further.
When Bernama visited the site today, the place was rather quiet and no cars were seen along the road leading to the farm, unlike in the past two or three weeks which saw a hive of activities in the area when police exposed the gruesome murders of Sosilawati and three others.
Only a police car (MPV) was part near the farm that belongs to the suspect.
Meanwhile, a police forensic car was seen entering the Kuala Langat police headquarters at 1.30pm today and leaving about an hour later, believed to have collected exhibits related to the murder.
Ladang Gadong, an oil palm estate where Longan orchards and vegetable farms are also present, became the focus of the nation when police identified a four-acre farm as the possible location where Sosilawati and three others were murdered and their ash strewn in rivers nearby.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansuddin, 44, CIMB Bank officer from the Kampung Baru branch Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and her personal lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, were reported missing since Aug 30 after going to Banting to discuss an alleged land deal.
Police believe the four were murdered, their bodies burned and ash strewn in nearby rivers.
It was later reported that the main suspects in the case, two lawyer brothers, may have also been involved in the disappearance of a millionaire businessman from India, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 34, and local contractor Shafik Abdullah, 37, from Kedah.
Muthuraja was reported missing since January while Shafik has been missing for the past five months, allegedly after meeting the suspects.
-- BERNAMA
Kuala Langat police chief Supt Nordin Manan said the area, especially the land that belongs to the main suspect, was under police control since investigations were ongoing.
"We have stationed police personnel to guard the place," he told Bernama when contacted here Sunday but did not elaborate further.
When Bernama visited the site today, the place was rather quiet and no cars were seen along the road leading to the farm, unlike in the past two or three weeks which saw a hive of activities in the area when police exposed the gruesome murders of Sosilawati and three others.
Only a police car (MPV) was part near the farm that belongs to the suspect.
Meanwhile, a police forensic car was seen entering the Kuala Langat police headquarters at 1.30pm today and leaving about an hour later, believed to have collected exhibits related to the murder.
Ladang Gadong, an oil palm estate where Longan orchards and vegetable farms are also present, became the focus of the nation when police identified a four-acre farm as the possible location where Sosilawati and three others were murdered and their ash strewn in rivers nearby.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansuddin, 44, CIMB Bank officer from the Kampung Baru branch Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and her personal lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, were reported missing since Aug 30 after going to Banting to discuss an alleged land deal.
Police believe the four were murdered, their bodies burned and ash strewn in nearby rivers.
It was later reported that the main suspects in the case, two lawyer brothers, may have also been involved in the disappearance of a millionaire businessman from India, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 34, and local contractor Shafik Abdullah, 37, from Kedah.
Muthuraja was reported missing since January while Shafik has been missing for the past five months, allegedly after meeting the suspects.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
AG Concerned Sosilawati's Murder Case Blown Out Of Proportion
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail on Tuesday expressed his concern over the investigation into the murders of Datuk Sosilawati and three others being blown out of proportion.
He said this was due to statements made by several parties on the case, while the media should report only on facts without the extras because it would jeopardise the case.
"I think they should follow what the IGP (Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar) has advised. Cool it down and let us do our work.
"I think at the right time, when they (police) have completed their investigation, they will issue a proper statement and disclose everything. There is no problem with that," he told reporters after attending the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)'s Aidilfitri celebration, here Tuesday.
Also present were Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz and MACC chief commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed.
He was asked whether the interference, with many parties including the family of the missing Indian businessman, coming forward to make statements, would harm the case.
Last Sunday, Ismail reminded the media not to write speculative stories on the cases, but to wait for confirmation from the police.
His reminder came in the wake of media reports that two graves had been found at the farm where the Banting murders had allegedly taken place.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shansudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, who were reported missing on Aug 30 after they had gone to Banting, Selangor, over a land deal, were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong, near Banting, according to police.
The police recovered bones and other items from the rivers and had picked up eight people, two of them lawyers, to facilitate their investigation into the murders.
Asked if his office could assure the public that there would be results at the end of the investigation, Abdul Gani said: "As far as I'm concerned, in all investigations, something will happen, either we charge or don't charge. That is very definite."
On the investigation papers that had been returned to the police, he said there was no deadline for them to hand over the papers.
"I've got to wait for them to send (the investigation papers). Let them investigate the case properly because it involves public interest.
"I know they are working very hard and will give me the papers as soon as possible. I'm meeting them on a regular basis. In fact, almost daily," he said.
Asked about the areas for the police to re-investigate, he said: "A lot of areas, I can't be telling you the weaknesses."
-- BERNAMA
He said this was due to statements made by several parties on the case, while the media should report only on facts without the extras because it would jeopardise the case.
"I think they should follow what the IGP (Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar) has advised. Cool it down and let us do our work.
"I think at the right time, when they (police) have completed their investigation, they will issue a proper statement and disclose everything. There is no problem with that," he told reporters after attending the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)'s Aidilfitri celebration, here Tuesday.
Also present were Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz and MACC chief commissioner Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed.
He was asked whether the interference, with many parties including the family of the missing Indian businessman, coming forward to make statements, would harm the case.
Last Sunday, Ismail reminded the media not to write speculative stories on the cases, but to wait for confirmation from the police.
His reminder came in the wake of media reports that two graves had been found at the farm where the Banting murders had allegedly taken place.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shansudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, who were reported missing on Aug 30 after they had gone to Banting, Selangor, over a land deal, were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong, near Banting, according to police.
The police recovered bones and other items from the rivers and had picked up eight people, two of them lawyers, to facilitate their investigation into the murders.
Asked if his office could assure the public that there would be results at the end of the investigation, Abdul Gani said: "As far as I'm concerned, in all investigations, something will happen, either we charge or don't charge. That is very definite."
On the investigation papers that had been returned to the police, he said there was no deadline for them to hand over the papers.
"I've got to wait for them to send (the investigation papers). Let them investigate the case properly because it involves public interest.
"I know they are working very hard and will give me the papers as soon as possible. I'm meeting them on a regular basis. In fact, almost daily," he said.
Asked about the areas for the police to re-investigate, he said: "A lot of areas, I can't be telling you the weaknesses."
-- BERNAMA
Lawyer In The Dark Over Fate Of Clients In Sosilawati Murder
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Lawyer Ravi Nekoo, who is representing two lawyer brothers detained in connection with the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, is still in the dark over the fate of his clients.
He is unsure when, or if, the two clients, and six other people -- linked to the four murders -- would be charged in court.
"My clients' remand orders will expire on Saturday. I have a hunch they may (either) be charged on Friday, or the police may decide to produce them before a magistrate to extend the remand," Ravi told Bernama on Tuesday.
He said since his clients, aged 38 and 41, are currently held under custody of the Selangor police contingent, he would write to acting Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Omar Mammah to enable him (Nekoo) and another counsel to have access to the suspects.
"So far, only once, the police had granted us access to our clients, and also to their wives...but we want to meet them without the presence of police officers," he added.
Ravi pointed out that the law was very clear on the issue, as under Section 28A(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), it allowed counsel to have access within sight of police officers, but not hearing.
"In other words, they (police) can witness when we are talking to our clients but they can't follow the conversation.
"We need complete privacy in this matter, which was denied during the first visit," he disclosed.
He said the police were relying on Section 28A(8) of the CPC by saying that the defence counsels might tamper with evidence, or fear the suspects might abscond.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, went missing on Aug 30, after they had gone to Banting, Selangor over a land deal.
On Sept 12, police confirmed that the four were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes strewn in rivers near Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat near Banting.
"They already had more than 14 days in gathering evidence from the suspects...now, let us have access to our clients," said Ravi, who also asked the police to allow the six other suspects in the case to have access to counsel.
Currently, he said, only his wife, Pushpa Ratnam, and he were in the defence team while another lawyer, D. P. Vijandran, had not decided whether to be involved in the team.
He is unsure when, or if, the two clients, and six other people -- linked to the four murders -- would be charged in court.
"My clients' remand orders will expire on Saturday. I have a hunch they may (either) be charged on Friday, or the police may decide to produce them before a magistrate to extend the remand," Ravi told Bernama on Tuesday.
He said since his clients, aged 38 and 41, are currently held under custody of the Selangor police contingent, he would write to acting Selangor Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commissioner Omar Mammah to enable him (Nekoo) and another counsel to have access to the suspects.
"So far, only once, the police had granted us access to our clients, and also to their wives...but we want to meet them without the presence of police officers," he added.
Ravi pointed out that the law was very clear on the issue, as under Section 28A(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC), it allowed counsel to have access within sight of police officers, but not hearing.
"In other words, they (police) can witness when we are talking to our clients but they can't follow the conversation.
"We need complete privacy in this matter, which was denied during the first visit," he disclosed.
He said the police were relying on Section 28A(8) of the CPC by saying that the defence counsels might tamper with evidence, or fear the suspects might abscond.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, went missing on Aug 30, after they had gone to Banting, Selangor over a land deal.
On Sept 12, police confirmed that the four were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes strewn in rivers near Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat near Banting.
"They already had more than 14 days in gathering evidence from the suspects...now, let us have access to our clients," said Ravi, who also asked the police to allow the six other suspects in the case to have access to counsel.
Currently, he said, only his wife, Pushpa Ratnam, and he were in the defence team while another lawyer, D. P. Vijandran, had not decided whether to be involved in the team.
Rita Wants To Continue Mother's Legacy
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Erni Dekritawati Bukhari, 25, wants to continue the legacy of her mother Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya for the future of her siblings.
Rita as she is fondly known said some people may consider her as young to handle the task but said she had a good teacher in her mother.
"I am prepared for the challenge and keen for some healthy competition," said the eldest sibling who considered Sosilawati and her father Buhari Mohamad as mentor.
Accompanied by close friend Bernama Tv reporter Zulkifli Bujang, Rita said the family was learning to cope with her mother's tragic death and had to be strong for the other five siblings.
"We have accepted reality but are still sad with her death. I will continue from where my mother left off," she said in the Radio 24 programme "Kerusi Panas" helmed by Azlan Idris tonight.
Rita expressed dismay with media reports that exposed assets belonging to the company owned by her late mother.
"They contained the wrong facts. I told the media that all information should first be referred to the police."
She did not want to dwell on her relationship with Zulkifli until all matters relating to her mother's death were resolved.
"I plea with the media not to expose private matters as it can create problems in future. Please respect my privacy."
Rita thanked Malaysians who supported her since news on the murder of her mother and three others spread.
Sosilawati,47, her driver Kamarudin Shamsuddin,44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad,38 and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim,32, were reported missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting to discuss a land deal.
They were bludgeoned to death, burnt and their ashes strewn in a river in Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat near Banting.
-- BERNAMA
Rita as she is fondly known said some people may consider her as young to handle the task but said she had a good teacher in her mother.
"I am prepared for the challenge and keen for some healthy competition," said the eldest sibling who considered Sosilawati and her father Buhari Mohamad as mentor.
Accompanied by close friend Bernama Tv reporter Zulkifli Bujang, Rita said the family was learning to cope with her mother's tragic death and had to be strong for the other five siblings.
"We have accepted reality but are still sad with her death. I will continue from where my mother left off," she said in the Radio 24 programme "Kerusi Panas" helmed by Azlan Idris tonight.
Rita expressed dismay with media reports that exposed assets belonging to the company owned by her late mother.
"They contained the wrong facts. I told the media that all information should first be referred to the police."
She did not want to dwell on her relationship with Zulkifli until all matters relating to her mother's death were resolved.
"I plea with the media not to expose private matters as it can create problems in future. Please respect my privacy."
Rita thanked Malaysians who supported her since news on the murder of her mother and three others spread.
Sosilawati,47, her driver Kamarudin Shamsuddin,44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad,38 and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim,32, were reported missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting to discuss a land deal.
They were bludgeoned to death, burnt and their ashes strewn in a river in Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat near Banting.
-- BERNAMA
Monday, September 27, 2010
Suspects Taken To Ladang Gadong To Help Find New Evidence
BANTING, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Four suspects believed responsible for the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others were again taken to Ladang Gadong.
The suspects clad in orange prison attire arrived in a police van at 11.20am Monday to help the forensic team find new evidence.
Police took them away at 3.30pm after no new evidence was found during the four hour search operation.
The search for new evidence in the high profile murder case that has gripped the nation will continue Tuesday.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansuddin,44, CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, were reported missing on Aug 30 after a meeting here over a land matter.
The foursome were bludgeoned to death, burnt and their ashes strewn in a river in Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat near here.
-- BERNAMA
The suspects clad in orange prison attire arrived in a police van at 11.20am Monday to help the forensic team find new evidence.
Police took them away at 3.30pm after no new evidence was found during the four hour search operation.
The search for new evidence in the high profile murder case that has gripped the nation will continue Tuesday.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansuddin,44, CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, were reported missing on Aug 30 after a meeting here over a land matter.
The foursome were bludgeoned to death, burnt and their ashes strewn in a river in Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat near here.
-- BERNAMA
Schizoprehnics: Can The Sane Help The Insane?
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Malaysians are still reeling from a spate of bizzare murders and the year 2010 will probably stand out for macabre killings committed by both the sane and insane perpetrators.
While the nation's attention is now fixated on the murder of prominent cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others that appears to be premeditated, in retrospect 2010 also witnessed a number of grisly murders committed on the reason of insanity.
In the first slayings that shocked the nation, on Jan 5 a mentally unsound man killed his sister, father, grandfather and grandmother at the family home in Kampung Batang Rokan, Gemencheh.
The victims were decapitated, stabbed or their limbs severed in the vicious attack using a machete.
In August, in Teluk Intan, an ex-security guard with a history of mental illness slashed his wife to death with a machete and seriously injured his daughter in a rampage.
While the most recent slaying involved one victim only, it was no less gruesome. A three year old boy was decapitated by his own mentally ill father at their home.
The three are probably among the most notable ghastly murders committed by those suffering from psychiatric disorders so far this year and they are not isolated cases. Over the years Malaysians have witnessed numerous tragedies involving insane perpetrators.
Nonetheless, with 300,000 Malaysians or 1 percent of the population estimated to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder known as schizophrenia, with a big number having no treatment, they are a time bomb for the society.
CRIME OF THE SOCIETY
Those suffering from schizophrenia may commit crimes under the aggressive commands of hallucinations but their plight has been overlooked by the society. Is it possible for the sane segment of the society do something to help the insane?
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Abdul Kadir Abu Bakar who is also the President of the Malaysian Psychiatric Association (MPA) notes that the awareness on mental ailments like schizophrenia that are treatable is still lacking.
Moreover, the rights of those suffering from mental ailments like schizophrenia to seek treatment and the opportunity to remain with the society have been constantly violated.
Often they are stigmatised by their own families and the society. Employers shy away from employing them or offer them a lower salary. Thus they are pushed to a corner and neglected.
Dr Abdul Kadir points out there are many effective psychotic drugs available to treat schizophrenics and the rate of relapse is about 1 percent only. But it is a long term treatment that calls for commitment from family members to ensure follow-up treatment is adhered to.
Treatment under incarceration in mental institutions is certainly not a viable option. Community based psychosocial intervention is the best remedy as this will ensure those with psychiatric disorders have the backing of the community and family in continuing with their treatment.
But in Malaysia, this is not the case. Almost 80 percent of the patients do not seek follow up treatment often due to the lack of support from the family itself or other constraints.
This is a worrisome scenario especially when the threat risk posed by a schizophrenic who is not undergoing treatment is four times greater than the one undergoing treatment. Interestingly, Dr Abdul Kadir points out that drug addicts are 20 times more dangerous that schizophrenics.
"Therefore it is the society's crime if they fail to ensure those with mental ailments keep up with their treatment," says Dr Abdul Kadir.
Thus when the schizophrenics are left untreated, the society is not free from the blame for crimes committed by the insane.
EASY ACCESS TO TREATMENT
However, Dr Abdul Kadir admits that while mental healthcare has been integrated into the primary care services since 1996 there are still some limitations to the treatment delivery outside main health facilities.
Among the main contention is that 85 percent of the funds and resources for mental healthcare are locked in four of the nation's mental institutions - Hospital Bahagia in Tanjung Rambutan, Ipoh, Hospital Permai in Tampoi, Johor Baharu, Hospital Sentosa in Kuching and Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang in Kota Kinabalu.
Thus people in faraway places or the outskirts are deprived of mental healthcare.
Meanwhile, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye who is the member of the Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council notes that as the number of people with mental ailments are on the rise, the society has to stop stigmatising people suffering from mental illness.
The third National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006 pointed out that mental health problems in children and teenagers had increased from 13 percent in 1996 to 20.3 percent in 2006 and in adults from 10.6 percent to 11.2 percent during the same period.
"Slayings, attacks, amok and suicide involving the mentally ill have been recurring and serves as a reminder that these people have been neglected by the society."
Lee who received the 2010 Pinel Award from MPA recently for his role in creating awareness on mental health calls for action to end stigmatising and to bring greater awareness on the fact that psychiatric disorders can be treated.
Most importantly, the public must realise that not all schizophrenics are criminals and they are just one of us in the family or society. Their well-being is the society's and family's well-being.
-- BERNAMA
While the nation's attention is now fixated on the murder of prominent cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others that appears to be premeditated, in retrospect 2010 also witnessed a number of grisly murders committed on the reason of insanity.
In the first slayings that shocked the nation, on Jan 5 a mentally unsound man killed his sister, father, grandfather and grandmother at the family home in Kampung Batang Rokan, Gemencheh.
The victims were decapitated, stabbed or their limbs severed in the vicious attack using a machete.
In August, in Teluk Intan, an ex-security guard with a history of mental illness slashed his wife to death with a machete and seriously injured his daughter in a rampage.
While the most recent slaying involved one victim only, it was no less gruesome. A three year old boy was decapitated by his own mentally ill father at their home.
The three are probably among the most notable ghastly murders committed by those suffering from psychiatric disorders so far this year and they are not isolated cases. Over the years Malaysians have witnessed numerous tragedies involving insane perpetrators.
Nonetheless, with 300,000 Malaysians or 1 percent of the population estimated to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder known as schizophrenia, with a big number having no treatment, they are a time bomb for the society.
CRIME OF THE SOCIETY
Those suffering from schizophrenia may commit crimes under the aggressive commands of hallucinations but their plight has been overlooked by the society. Is it possible for the sane segment of the society do something to help the insane?
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Abdul Kadir Abu Bakar who is also the President of the Malaysian Psychiatric Association (MPA) notes that the awareness on mental ailments like schizophrenia that are treatable is still lacking.
Moreover, the rights of those suffering from mental ailments like schizophrenia to seek treatment and the opportunity to remain with the society have been constantly violated.
Often they are stigmatised by their own families and the society. Employers shy away from employing them or offer them a lower salary. Thus they are pushed to a corner and neglected.
Dr Abdul Kadir points out there are many effective psychotic drugs available to treat schizophrenics and the rate of relapse is about 1 percent only. But it is a long term treatment that calls for commitment from family members to ensure follow-up treatment is adhered to.
Treatment under incarceration in mental institutions is certainly not a viable option. Community based psychosocial intervention is the best remedy as this will ensure those with psychiatric disorders have the backing of the community and family in continuing with their treatment.
But in Malaysia, this is not the case. Almost 80 percent of the patients do not seek follow up treatment often due to the lack of support from the family itself or other constraints.
This is a worrisome scenario especially when the threat risk posed by a schizophrenic who is not undergoing treatment is four times greater than the one undergoing treatment. Interestingly, Dr Abdul Kadir points out that drug addicts are 20 times more dangerous that schizophrenics.
"Therefore it is the society's crime if they fail to ensure those with mental ailments keep up with their treatment," says Dr Abdul Kadir.
Thus when the schizophrenics are left untreated, the society is not free from the blame for crimes committed by the insane.
EASY ACCESS TO TREATMENT
However, Dr Abdul Kadir admits that while mental healthcare has been integrated into the primary care services since 1996 there are still some limitations to the treatment delivery outside main health facilities.
Among the main contention is that 85 percent of the funds and resources for mental healthcare are locked in four of the nation's mental institutions - Hospital Bahagia in Tanjung Rambutan, Ipoh, Hospital Permai in Tampoi, Johor Baharu, Hospital Sentosa in Kuching and Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang in Kota Kinabalu.
Thus people in faraway places or the outskirts are deprived of mental healthcare.
Meanwhile, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye who is the member of the Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council notes that as the number of people with mental ailments are on the rise, the society has to stop stigmatising people suffering from mental illness.
The third National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006 pointed out that mental health problems in children and teenagers had increased from 13 percent in 1996 to 20.3 percent in 2006 and in adults from 10.6 percent to 11.2 percent during the same period.
"Slayings, attacks, amok and suicide involving the mentally ill have been recurring and serves as a reminder that these people have been neglected by the society."
Lee who received the 2010 Pinel Award from MPA recently for his role in creating awareness on mental health calls for action to end stigmatising and to bring greater awareness on the fact that psychiatric disorders can be treated.
Most importantly, the public must realise that not all schizophrenics are criminals and they are just one of us in the family or society. Their well-being is the society's and family's well-being.
-- BERNAMA
Main Suspect In Sosilawati Murder Alleges Police Brutality
PETALING JAYA, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The main suspect in the murder of cosmetics queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others lodged a police report Sunday, alleging police brutality while under remand.
The 41-year-old who filed a report at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters, was escorted by several policemen and watched closely by his two lawyers, Ravi Nekoo and Pushpa Ratnam.
The suspect was seen entering the police headquarters at 4.15pm before leaving about an hour later, in a police car.
According to the report, the suspect alleged he was kicked and assaulted by policemen using a rubber hose, as well as hit on his private parts with a stick.
He said he was also forced to perform 60 repetitive squat stands until he passed out, adding that he was also forced to admit and point his finger involuntarily to where a murder victim's mobile phone was thrown.
Meanwhile, Nekoo said the police were cooperative and allowed the suspect to make a report on police mistreatment which resulted in back injuries.
"He (suspect) claimed to have been slapped and beaten until his front teeth became loose, and even experienced back pains...the suspect will be sent to the hospital for treatment but the date and hospital have not been confirmed.
"The suspect claimed he was not involved in the murder...however, he is ready to help the police in any way but hopes to be treated better and fairly," he told reporters outside the police headquarters.
On Sept 23, D. P. Vijandran, who is one of the suspect's lawyers, alleged that his client was hit and kicked, resulting in body injuries.
The matter was made known by his client during Vijandran's first visit with his two clients, which lasted 15 minutes, at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters.
Subsequently, Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin told the suspect to file a police report, should they be abused or forced to sign documents by the police team during their remand period to enable a thorough investigation.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and personal lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, were reported missing since Aug 30 after they were said to have gone to Banting over a land transaction.
On Sept 13, police confirmed that the four victims were beaten to death before their bodies were burnt and the ashes scattered into a river near Ladang Gadong, Banting, Selangor.
In BANTING, a source linked to the investigations of these murders termed the Banting murders by the press, told reporters that no bodies were found at two locations police had identified as graves at Ladong Gadong.
He only said police appeared to be satisfied to have found some evidence but did not wish to disclose if they were bone fragments or personal effects of victims.
He was only willing to say that the find provided leads in the case of missing Kedah businessman Mohd Shafik Abdullah.
Mohd Shafik, who hails from Sungei Petani, is also believed to have been murdered by the same people as in the Sosilawati case.
Asked about the presence of fire and rescue personnel and fire engines at the scene, he said they were there to assist in providing water supply for the investigation team and that the assistance of Syabas was also sought to repair broken mains in the area.
Pressmen who had staked out the area from early morning till 6.55pm did not see police Land Rovers bringing out any body bags as is normally witnessed in murders and neither was there the stench of decaying corpses.
Only seen were 10 police vehicles and a backhoe entering the area together with four suspects in the case.
In other developments, S.Usharani, 27, the wife of missing Indian multi-millionaire Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, whose missing is also linked to the Banting murders, was seen entering the Kuala Langat police headquarters at 10am and leaving at 10.45.
Police have re-classified this case from missing person to murder victim.
-- BERNAMA
The 41-year-old who filed a report at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters, was escorted by several policemen and watched closely by his two lawyers, Ravi Nekoo and Pushpa Ratnam.
The suspect was seen entering the police headquarters at 4.15pm before leaving about an hour later, in a police car.
According to the report, the suspect alleged he was kicked and assaulted by policemen using a rubber hose, as well as hit on his private parts with a stick.
He said he was also forced to perform 60 repetitive squat stands until he passed out, adding that he was also forced to admit and point his finger involuntarily to where a murder victim's mobile phone was thrown.
Meanwhile, Nekoo said the police were cooperative and allowed the suspect to make a report on police mistreatment which resulted in back injuries.
"He (suspect) claimed to have been slapped and beaten until his front teeth became loose, and even experienced back pains...the suspect will be sent to the hospital for treatment but the date and hospital have not been confirmed.
"The suspect claimed he was not involved in the murder...however, he is ready to help the police in any way but hopes to be treated better and fairly," he told reporters outside the police headquarters.
On Sept 23, D. P. Vijandran, who is one of the suspect's lawyers, alleged that his client was hit and kicked, resulting in body injuries.
The matter was made known by his client during Vijandran's first visit with his two clients, which lasted 15 minutes, at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters.
Subsequently, Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin told the suspect to file a police report, should they be abused or forced to sign documents by the police team during their remand period to enable a thorough investigation.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and personal lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, were reported missing since Aug 30 after they were said to have gone to Banting over a land transaction.
On Sept 13, police confirmed that the four victims were beaten to death before their bodies were burnt and the ashes scattered into a river near Ladang Gadong, Banting, Selangor.
In BANTING, a source linked to the investigations of these murders termed the Banting murders by the press, told reporters that no bodies were found at two locations police had identified as graves at Ladong Gadong.
He only said police appeared to be satisfied to have found some evidence but did not wish to disclose if they were bone fragments or personal effects of victims.
He was only willing to say that the find provided leads in the case of missing Kedah businessman Mohd Shafik Abdullah.
Mohd Shafik, who hails from Sungei Petani, is also believed to have been murdered by the same people as in the Sosilawati case.
Asked about the presence of fire and rescue personnel and fire engines at the scene, he said they were there to assist in providing water supply for the investigation team and that the assistance of Syabas was also sought to repair broken mains in the area.
Pressmen who had staked out the area from early morning till 6.55pm did not see police Land Rovers bringing out any body bags as is normally witnessed in murders and neither was there the stench of decaying corpses.
Only seen were 10 police vehicles and a backhoe entering the area together with four suspects in the case.
In other developments, S.Usharani, 27, the wife of missing Indian multi-millionaire Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, whose missing is also linked to the Banting murders, was seen entering the Kuala Langat police headquarters at 10am and leaving at 10.45.
Police have re-classified this case from missing person to murder victim.
-- BERNAMA
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sosilawati's Daughter To Speak To Bernama Radio24 On Monday Evening
UALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Erni Dekritawati Yuliana Bukhari, the eldest daughter of cosmetics tycoon, the late Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, will be interviewed on the "Kerusi Panas" programme of Bernama Radio24 (93.9FM) from 6.30pm Monday.
A spokesman of the radio station said she was expected to speak on her future plans as well as that of the cosmetics company founded by her mother as a result of the latter's untimely demise.
-- BERNAMA
A spokesman of the radio station said she was expected to speak on her future plans as well as that of the cosmetics company founded by her mother as a result of the latter's untimely demise.
-- BERNAMA
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Banting Murders: Police To Dig Two New Burial Sites At Farm
KUALA LANGAT, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Police Saturday brought in a bulldozer into Ladang Gadong, Banting, to carry out digging works at two new burial sites at the farm where the Banting murders were alleged to have taken place. It is learnt that one of the sites was located within the farm belonging to one of the suspects, while the other was located outside. Police obtained leads to the location of the two sites after the four suspects in the Banting murders were brought to the farm about 4pm, and about half-an-hour later, a bulldozer was seen entering the area. However, digging works at the two sites would only be done tomorrow as all police vehicles, including a van carrying the suspects, left the area about 6.45pm. Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansudin, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim and CIMB bank officer Norhisham Mohammad went missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting for a land purchase deal.
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor. One of the suspects in the case was also linked to the disappearance of several individuals, including a businessman from India, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 34, and a contractot from Kedah, Shafik Abdullah, 37, and his friend. Allal was reported missing after arriving in Malaysia last Jan 18, while Shafik and his friend were reported missing five months ago. They went missing allegedly after meeting the suspect. -- BERNAMA
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor. One of the suspects in the case was also linked to the disappearance of several individuals, including a businessman from India, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 34, and a contractot from Kedah, Shafik Abdullah, 37, and his friend. Allal was reported missing after arriving in Malaysia last Jan 18, while Shafik and his friend were reported missing five months ago. They went missing allegedly after meeting the suspect. -- BERNAMA
Three Main Suspects In Banting Murder Re-arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Three main suspects, including two lawyer brothers, in the murder of cosmetic queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others, have been re-arrested for investigation into the murder of a businessman from India.
Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department deputy director, Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah, said police would apply for an order to remand them Sunday.
The disappearance of the Indian businessman, Allal Kathan Muthuraja, was linked to the suspects in the murders of Sosilawati and the three men, when he went missing after allegedly picked up by the two lawyer brothers at the KL International Airport on arrival in Malaysia last Jan 18.
Last Wednesday,, police confirmed that Muthuraja, who was reported missing early this year, had been murdered.
Muthuraja's wife, S Usharani lodged a report at the Bating police station last Sept 8 on her husband's disappearance. Yesterday, she was at the Kuala Langat police station to give her statement.
The three suspects had been in remand since Sept 12 to assist police investigations into the brutal murder of Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, who were reported missing on Aug 30 after they went to Banting for a land purchase deal.
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor.
-- BERNAMA
Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department deputy director, Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah, said police would apply for an order to remand them Sunday.
The disappearance of the Indian businessman, Allal Kathan Muthuraja, was linked to the suspects in the murders of Sosilawati and the three men, when he went missing after allegedly picked up by the two lawyer brothers at the KL International Airport on arrival in Malaysia last Jan 18.
Last Wednesday,, police confirmed that Muthuraja, who was reported missing early this year, had been murdered.
Muthuraja's wife, S Usharani lodged a report at the Bating police station last Sept 8 on her husband's disappearance. Yesterday, she was at the Kuala Langat police station to give her statement.
The three suspects had been in remand since Sept 12 to assist police investigations into the brutal murder of Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abd Karim, 32, who were reported missing on Aug 30 after they went to Banting for a land purchase deal.
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor.
-- BERNAMA
Sosilawati, A Good Friend, Says Jamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- Singer Jamal Abdillah, dubbed the Malaysian "King of Pop" and cosmetic queen Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, who was brutally murdered, were good friends.
Jamal said Sosilawati helped him alot in building up his career in the music industry, as well as in his venture to launch his own health products.
"She gave me a lot of ideas and provided investment assistance in the production of my health products, which are scheduled to be in the market by May next year," said the singer when met at a Aidilfitri gathering at Rumah Pengasih, Bukit Tunku, on Saturday.
Jamal said he last met Sosilawati at her daughter Erni Dekritawati Yuliana Bukhairi's 25th birthday celebration in Klang last July.
He said he would meet Erni Dekritawati Yuliana to pursue discussion on the matter.
Jamal, whose real name is Jamal Ubaidillah Ali, described Sosilawati as approachable, friendly and generous.
"She contributed RM25,000 to sponsor my "Jamal Kembara Seniman' concert at Istana Budaya on Sept 8 last year," he added.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansudin, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim and CIMB bank officer Norhisham Mohammad went missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting for a land purchase deal.
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor.
-- BERNAMA
Jamal said Sosilawati helped him alot in building up his career in the music industry, as well as in his venture to launch his own health products.
"She gave me a lot of ideas and provided investment assistance in the production of my health products, which are scheduled to be in the market by May next year," said the singer when met at a Aidilfitri gathering at Rumah Pengasih, Bukit Tunku, on Saturday.
Jamal said he last met Sosilawati at her daughter Erni Dekritawati Yuliana Bukhairi's 25th birthday celebration in Klang last July.
He said he would meet Erni Dekritawati Yuliana to pursue discussion on the matter.
Jamal, whose real name is Jamal Ubaidillah Ali, described Sosilawati as approachable, friendly and generous.
"She contributed RM25,000 to sponsor my "Jamal Kembara Seniman' concert at Istana Budaya on Sept 8 last year," he added.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamarudin Shansudin, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim and CIMB bank officer Norhisham Mohammad went missing on Aug 30 after going to Banting for a land purchase deal.
Police found out that they had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Sungai Gadong, Tanjung Sepat, near Banting, Selangor.
-- BERNAMA
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wife Of Missing Indian Businessman Reveals Recorded Phone Conversations
KLANG, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- S. Usharani, 27, the wife of an Indian millionaire businessman who has gone missing in Malaysia, on Thursday revealed to the media a recorded telephone conversation she has had with a lawyer who is a suspect in the co-called Banting murders.
Usharani played the two-minute telephone conversation recorded on her mobile telephone at a news conference held at the office of Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam in Kapar near here.
The conversation, in Tamil and explained to reporters by lawyer Y. Murugan, was about Usharani's enquiries about the whereabouts of her husband, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 35.
Usharani said that during the conversation on Jan 28, the suspect claimed that he was in Thailand and would only be able to relate the whereabouts of her husband once he got back from there.
Reporters also listened to another recording, this time between Usharani and a man who claimed to be one ASP Suresh from the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters.
"ASP Suresh demanded RM1 million to free my husband because he claimed he (my husband) had been arrested for smuggling ketamine into the country," she said.
Usharani, who had flown in from Chennai, India, Wednesday, also said she had received a similar telephone call from a man who claimed to be one Inspector Muru from Bukit Aman.
Meanwhile, Manikavasagam said Usharani would hand over the recording to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar on Friday, at about 11.30am.
The Banting murders refer to the deaths of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, who went missing on Aug 30 after they went to Banting, Selangor, over a land deal.
Police found out that the four had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong near Banting, and picked up eight suspects, two of them lawyers, to facilitate investigations.
Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said Wednesday the police had upgraded the investigation into Muthuraja's case from missing person to murder based on indicators and evidence gathered so far.
Usharani had lodged a report at the Banting police station on Sept 8 that Muthuraja went missing after he had arrived in Malaysia on Jan 18.
She also went to the Kuala Langat district police headquarters Thursday to give a statement.
-- BERNAMA
Usharani played the two-minute telephone conversation recorded on her mobile telephone at a news conference held at the office of Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam in Kapar near here.
The conversation, in Tamil and explained to reporters by lawyer Y. Murugan, was about Usharani's enquiries about the whereabouts of her husband, Allal Kanthan Muthuraja, 35.
Usharani said that during the conversation on Jan 28, the suspect claimed that he was in Thailand and would only be able to relate the whereabouts of her husband once he got back from there.
Reporters also listened to another recording, this time between Usharani and a man who claimed to be one ASP Suresh from the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters.
"ASP Suresh demanded RM1 million to free my husband because he claimed he (my husband) had been arrested for smuggling ketamine into the country," she said.
Usharani, who had flown in from Chennai, India, Wednesday, also said she had received a similar telephone call from a man who claimed to be one Inspector Muru from Bukit Aman.
Meanwhile, Manikavasagam said Usharani would hand over the recording to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar on Friday, at about 11.30am.
The Banting murders refer to the deaths of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, who went missing on Aug 30 after they went to Banting, Selangor, over a land deal.
Police found out that the four had been killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong near Banting, and picked up eight suspects, two of them lawyers, to facilitate investigations.
Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said Wednesday the police had upgraded the investigation into Muthuraja's case from missing person to murder based on indicators and evidence gathered so far.
Usharani had lodged a report at the Banting police station on Sept 8 that Muthuraja went missing after he had arrived in Malaysia on Jan 18.
She also went to the Kuala Langat district police headquarters Thursday to give a statement.
-- BERNAMA
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Arrest Warrant Will Be Issued If Shamsul Iskandar Won't Assist Investigations- CPO
SHAH ALAM, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Police on Wednesday warned Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin that a warrant of arrest will be issued against him if he continued to avoid assisting investigations into the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya.
Selangor chief police officer (CPO) Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said Shamsul Iskandar should come to the police if he really had evidence to support his allegations about the murder.
"However, till today he has not come forward and cannot be reached on his handphone. We are giving him ample opportunity to come an assist the police failing which we will invoke Section 111 of the Criminal Procedure Code for a warrant of arrest to be issued against him," he told reporters after receiving contributions of a mobile police station and three motorcycles from Sime Darby Property Bhd at the Selangor police headquarters here.
The vehicles worth RM617,250 were handed over by Sime Darby Property Bhd managing director, Tunku Datuk Putra Badlishah Tunku Annuar. Prior to this the media had reported that on Sept 13, Shamsul Iskandar, through the Selangor TV news portal, had alleged that police were involved in the murder of Sosilawati and three others.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong after they went missing on Aug 30 following a trip to Banting over a land deal.
Police have picked up eight suspects, among them two lawyers, in connection with the case.
Meanwhile, Khalid also issued a reminder to Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam not to interfere in police work in the case.
"There is no need for politicians to try and become investigating officers. Stick to your job of serving the people and not do the work of the police," he said.
He was referring to Manikavasagam accompanying Indian national S. Usharani, to Ladang Gadong on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of her husband Allal Kathan Muthuraja, 34, earlier this year.
The disappearance of Muthuraja has been linked to suspects in the murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and the three others.
Usharani, who had flown in from India, on Wednesday had also met the police in Banting over her husband's disappearance.
-- BERNAMA
Selangor chief police officer (CPO) Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said Shamsul Iskandar should come to the police if he really had evidence to support his allegations about the murder.
"However, till today he has not come forward and cannot be reached on his handphone. We are giving him ample opportunity to come an assist the police failing which we will invoke Section 111 of the Criminal Procedure Code for a warrant of arrest to be issued against him," he told reporters after receiving contributions of a mobile police station and three motorcycles from Sime Darby Property Bhd at the Selangor police headquarters here.
The vehicles worth RM617,250 were handed over by Sime Darby Property Bhd managing director, Tunku Datuk Putra Badlishah Tunku Annuar. Prior to this the media had reported that on Sept 13, Shamsul Iskandar, through the Selangor TV news portal, had alleged that police were involved in the murder of Sosilawati and three others.
Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong after they went missing on Aug 30 following a trip to Banting over a land deal.
Police have picked up eight suspects, among them two lawyers, in connection with the case.
Meanwhile, Khalid also issued a reminder to Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam not to interfere in police work in the case.
"There is no need for politicians to try and become investigating officers. Stick to your job of serving the people and not do the work of the police," he said.
He was referring to Manikavasagam accompanying Indian national S. Usharani, to Ladang Gadong on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of her husband Allal Kathan Muthuraja, 34, earlier this year.
The disappearance of Muthuraja has been linked to suspects in the murder of Sosilawati Lawiya and the three others.
Usharani, who had flown in from India, on Wednesday had also met the police in Banting over her husband's disappearance.
-- BERNAMA
Polis sahkan ahli perniagaan India yang hilang dibunuh
KUALA LUMPUR 22 Sept. – Polis hari ini mengesahkan ahli perniagaan warga India, Allal Kathan Muthuraja yang dilapor hilang sejak awal tahun ini telah dibunuh.
Ketua Polis Selangor, Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar berkata, polis kini menyiasat kes kehilangan lelaki berusia 34 tahun yang tiba di Malaysia pada 18 Januari lepas itu sebagai kes bunuh mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan.
"Saya sahkan mangsa dibunuh hasil daripada petunjuk dan keterangan-keterangan yang telah dikumpul.
“Berdasarkan dari itu kita telah “upgrade” kertas siasatan daripada orang hilang kepada kes bunuh,” katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.
Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditanya mengenai perkembangan kes kehilangan ahli perniagaan hartanah, restoran dan barang kemas dari Chennai, India itu.
Kehilangan ahli perniagaan itu dikaitkan dengan suspek kes pembunuhan jutawan kosmetik Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya dan tiga yang lain apabila dia dilapor hilang selepas dijemput oleh kedua-dua peguam, yang juga merupakan suspek utama kes pembunuhan Sosilawati, di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur sebaik tiba di Malaysia 18 Januari lepas.
Isteri ahli perniagaan itu, S. Usharani, 24, membuat laporan polis berhubung kehilangan suaminya di Balai Polis Banting pada 8 September lepas.
Hari ini, Usharani menemui polis di Banting berhubung kes kehilangan suaminya itu. – Bernama
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Police Divers Find Object Like Gold Bangle
BANTING, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Divers from the Marine Operations Force looking for evidence in the murder of cosmetic millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others on Tuesday found an object which looked like a gold bangle at a sluice at Kg Sungai Lang here.
The four divers started their search at the sluice, which is near a market, at 3.20pm and ended their operation at 5.05pm.
Also at the scene on Tuesday was the prime suspect in the murders, a 41-year-old lawyer, who is also being investigated in the case of an Indian national businessman reported missing in Banting early this year.
Despite the rain, a large crowd gathered in the area to watch the police team at work.
Meanwhile, at about 3pm, about 15 employees from the Selangor Veterinary Department arrived at the farm owned by the lawyer at Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat where the murders were believed to have taken place.
They arrived in three four-wheel drive vehicles and a one-tonne lorry and were there for almost two hours to catch four cows and eight goats which were at the farm.
However, when approached by reporters, they employees declined to speak to the media.
Sosilawati, 47, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and driver Kamarudin Shansuddin, 44, were reported missing on Aug 30 after they going to Banting for a land purchase matter.
They were believed to have been murdered at the farm before their remains were burnt and the ashes and bones scattered in nearby rivers.
Police have detained the lawyer and seven others to assist investigations into the case.
The four divers started their search at the sluice, which is near a market, at 3.20pm and ended their operation at 5.05pm.
Also at the scene on Tuesday was the prime suspect in the murders, a 41-year-old lawyer, who is also being investigated in the case of an Indian national businessman reported missing in Banting early this year.
Despite the rain, a large crowd gathered in the area to watch the police team at work.
Meanwhile, at about 3pm, about 15 employees from the Selangor Veterinary Department arrived at the farm owned by the lawyer at Ladang Gadong, Tanjung Sepat where the murders were believed to have taken place.
They arrived in three four-wheel drive vehicles and a one-tonne lorry and were there for almost two hours to catch four cows and eight goats which were at the farm.
However, when approached by reporters, they employees declined to speak to the media.
Sosilawati, 47, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and driver Kamarudin Shansuddin, 44, were reported missing on Aug 30 after they going to Banting for a land purchase matter.
They were believed to have been murdered at the farm before their remains were burnt and the ashes and bones scattered in nearby rivers.
Police have detained the lawyer and seven others to assist investigations into the case.
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